AFC Wimbledon fans invited to play in testimonial match

AFC Wimbledon supporters will be given the chance to swap their place on the stands for a position on the pitch during a testimonial match.

The match, to be held on Saturday, August 4, before the club’s game against West Ham, will honour the club’s player-turned-manager Simon Bassey, who has been with the club since its inception in
2002.

Former Wimbledon and Tottenham Hotspur full-back Ben Thatcher and Jon Main – who gained permission to play from his club Welling United – will be playing alongside fans, who can bid for one of 16
spots on the team in an online auction.

A club spokesman said: “In addition to glory on the pitch, those lucky enough to win a spot on the team will each take home a piece of club history in the form of the commemorative white strip worn
by players in AFC Wimbledon’s Football League debut against Bristol Rovers last year.”

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